I May Sink, But I'll Be Damned

If Fear Is Cultivated It Will Become Stronger, If Faith Is Cultivated It Will Achieve Mastery.

He Who Will Not Risk Cannot Win.

It Is True That I Must Run A Great Risk; No Gallant Action Was Ever Accomplished Without Danger.

I Would Lay Down My Life For America But I Cannot Trifle With My Honor.

It Is By No Means Enough That An Officer Should Be Capable. . . . He Should Be As Well A Gentleman Of Liberal Education, Refined Manners, Punctilious Courtesy, And The Nicest Sense Of Personal Honor. . . . No Meritorious Act Of A Subordinate Should Escape His Attention, Even If The Reward Be Only One Word Of Approval. Conversely, He Should Not Be Blind To A Single Fault In Any Subordinate.